How To Plant Flats Fast And Easy

How To Plant Flats Fast And Easy CROPS New Techniques Seeding flats to start plants is slow and painstaking work when done by hand Seeding tools from Gro-Mor make the job easy and accurate Seeding tools run the gamut from the Vibro Hand Seeder with optional magnifying glass to air-powered units that drop individual seeds into entire flats in seconds “When we started running my in-law’s greenhouse business in addition to my full-time job we needed tools to reduce our labor ” explains Tom Morin Gro-Mor “We started selling the wand in 1995 and the Vibro Hand Seeder in 1996 Since then we’ve sold tens of thousands all over the world ” The battery-operated Vibro Hand Seeder $69 95 includes a long seed holding spatula With the spatula held level over the flat or tray to be seeded the vibrator is turned on and the speed adjusted The faster the speed or the steeper the angle the spatula is held at the faster the seed falls off the end The optional tip magnifier makes it easy to see even the smallest seeds Morin also designed a variety of tools for small and large growers alike The vacuum bulb Mini Wand models $30 to $52 are designed for home gardeners and greenhouses They use a hand activated vacuum bulb to create the seed-holding vacuum The MWS-1 comes with a vacuum bulb tip storage and seed tray 5 tip sizes a magnifier attachment and a bulb sleeve The MWS-2 TH also includes a hand trigger with wand extension for faster seeding The MWS-3 THF adds a 4-ft hose allowing the bulb to be pressed by the foot as well as the hand The Wand Seeder is designed to quickly seed an entire starter flat It can be ordered with different wand configurations Each of the 32 wands in stock is designed to match spacing and cell rows in a particular flat size Interchangeable tips are available to match 5 different seed sizes When connected to a compressor the wand picks up seeds holding them until placed over the row of the flat to be seeded When the operator presses the Venturi release the seeds drop onto the starter mix Wands can be ordered with a heavy-duty vacuum pump $599 with an adapter for use with a shop vac/home vacuum $283 or with a Venturi pump powered by an air compressor $399 Gro-Mor seeders are available in North America from Johnny’s Seeds Harris Garden Trends and International Greenhouse Co Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Gro–Mor Inc 281 West Mountain Rd 
P O Box 44 
Adams Mass 01220 ph 413 743-2064; gromor@verizon net; www gro-morent com

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